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"&lt;img alt=\"0424_seattle_seahawks_tickets_tmz_composite\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2014/04/24/0424-seattle-seahawks-tickets-tmz-composite-3.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A guy in Nevada is suing the &lt;strong&gt;NFL&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;Seattle Seahawks&lt;/strong&gt; for $40 million ... claiming he was illegally barred from buying tickets to the NFC playoff game ... just because he's geographically undesirable.In the lawsuit -- obtained by TMZ Sports -- John E. Williams III says he wanted to purchase tickets to the Seahawks vs.&amp;#160;&lt;strong&gt;49ers&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;#160;playoff game in Seattle but couldn't because he lives in Nevada.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to the Seahawks' own website, tickets for the game were only available to people living in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Alaska, Hawaii and a couple of Candian provinces.&amp;#160;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Conspicuously ... California and Nevada weren't on the list ... reportedly to keep 49ers fans from buying tickets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Williams -- who didn't say if he was a Seattle or SF fan -- says the whole thing stinks ... and is contrary to the spirit of the NFL. He thinks $40 million ought to set things right.&amp;#160;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FYI ... average cost of a playoff ticket -- 400 bucks."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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